CVE-2023-28205

Exp

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.4.1, iOS 15.7.5 and iPadOS 15.7.5, iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1, macOS Ventura 13.3.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Published: 2023-04-10 Last update: 2025-10-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-28205 is rated Active Exploitation (70/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.12%). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2023-04-10) affecting Apple / Multiple Products. a weakness (CWE-416) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2023-28205

Name: Apple Multiple Products WebKit Use-After-Free Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2023-04-10

Action due: 2023-05-01

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-28205

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 1.85% 0.12% -1.72%
2 2025-03-29 0.12% 1.85% +1.72%
3 2025-03-28 — 0.12% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-28205

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-28205

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-28205

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2023-28205 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (webkit2gtk, wpewebkit), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-28205
gentoo high CVE-2023-28205: 1 GLSA(s) (202305-32), 1 atom(s) (net-libs/webkit-gtk); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2023-28205
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28205
suse high CVE-2023-28205 severity important: SUSE including 132 source package names (WebKit2GTK-4.0-lang-2.38.6-150400.4.39.1, WebKit2GTK-4.1-lang-2.38.6-150400.4.39.1, …), 401 product×package rows across 48 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 7, … (48 product lines)): Fixed 401. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28205/
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-28205 medium priority: Ubuntu including 5 source packages (qtwebkit-opensource-src, qtwebkit-source, webkit2gtk, webkitgtk, wpewebkit), 50 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 21, DNE 19, needs-triage 4, released 4, not-affected 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-28205

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-28205

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple safari < 16.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipados < 15.7.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipados >= 16.0, < 16.4.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os < 15.7.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os >= 16.0, < 16.4.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos < 13.3.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-28205

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